Trump administration launches program for moms, babies with opioid withdrawal

Published October 23, 2018 6:23pm ET



The Trump administration is launching a program to help states care for pregnant women who are using opioids and for their babies who are born dependent on the drugs.

The Maternal Opioid Misuse program, or the “M-O-M model,” will work with state Medicaid programs to help set up services for pregnant women who are dependent on opioids and their infants, who can develop condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome.

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